I love the way capitalism finds a place – even for its enemies.
BANKSYThe bad artists imitate, the great artists steal.
More Banksy Quotes
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Is graffiti art or vandalism? That word has a lot of negative connotations and it alienates people, so no, I don’t like to use the word ‘art’ at all.
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People who get up early in the morning cause war, death and famine.
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Film is incredibly democratic and accessible, it’s probably the best option if you actually want to change the world, not just re-decorate it.
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I’ve never really understood why people sleep. Wasting a third of your life and becoming vulnerable for almost 8 hours every night. Doesn’t seem very appealing to me.
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I know street art can feel increasingly like the marketing wing of an art career, so I wanted to make some art without the price tag attached. There’s no gallery show or book or film. It’s pointless. Which hopefully means something.
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I used to encourage everyone I knew to make art; I don’t do that so much anymore.
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I don’t know why people are so keen to put the details of their private life in public; they forget that invisibility is a superpower.
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The Art we look at is made by only a select few. A small group create, promote, purchase, exhibit and decide the success of Art. Only a few hundred people in the world have any real say. When you go to an Art gallery you are simply a tourist looking at the trophy cabinet of a few millionaires
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It doesn’t take much to be a successful artist-all you need to do is dedicate your entire life to it.
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Bus stops are far more interesting and useful places to have art than in museums.
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If you want to say something and have people listen then you have to wear a mask. If you want to be honest then you have to live a lie.
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I originally set out to try and save the world, but now I’m not sure I like it enough.
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Live as a villain, die as a hero
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Stencils are good for two reasons; one – they’re quick; two – they annoy idiots.
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Sometimes I feel so sick at the state of the world I can’t even finish my second apple pie.
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